this is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. the hardline shia cleric, ebrahim raisi, will be the next president of iran — following a tightly controlled election in which reformists were barred from standing. a major push to offer coronavirus jabs to every adult in england gathers speed as scientists repeat warnings of a third wave of infections. thousands take part in a gay pride rally in warsaw, despite a backlash against lgbt rights in poland. and as new york opens back up, will only those who've had us—approved vaccines be allowed to attend some public events?

hello and a warm welcome to bbc news. iran's next president will be the hardline cleric, ebrahim raisi, a harsh critic of the west and a close ally of supreme leader, ayatollah ali khamenei. reformists were barred from taking part in the contest and there were reports of widespread voter apathy. the new president—elect expressed his gratitude to the iranian people for his victory. he easily beat his nearest rival, but with the lowest—ever turn out for an iranian presidential race, less than 49 percent. he's an ultraconservative figure and the us has sanctioned him for his alleged role in the mass execution of political prisoners in the 1980s. amnesty international said his victory showed that

"impunity reigned supreme in iran". bbc persian�*s kayvan hosseini told me earlier that the biggest challenge for the new president is the economy: many people are angry, frustrated and disappointed because after of that button top of the issue of the economy that he needs to fix somehow, there is another issue, which is why this protest which we saw in the last four years has happened twice the country and hundreds, if not thousands of people have been killed in the streets. the issue of the iranian regime relationship with people for so many years has been kind of under control by the idea of reform of the whole system. now the reformists and moderates, they are absolutely out of power in and out of the picture.

at the same time, the opposition who seeks the regime change, they are gaining popularity. they boycotted the selection, and they see this low turnout as an impact of their efforts, so in the line with the economy come at the same time of the economy, mr ebrahim raisi will face an angry, young population who seeks to change and it is a matter of time that they show their anger, even in the streets or with other means. also a lot of concern about ebrahim raisi himself in terms of his previous history in terms of his alleged role in the mass execution when he was quite a young himself. tell us more about him. he when he was quite a young himself. tell us more about him.— tell us more about him. he is a hardliner. _ tell us more about him. he is a hardliner. a _ tell us more about him. he is a hardliner, a zealous _ tell us more about him. he is a hardliner, a zealous islamist i hardliner, a zealous islamist radical who was just 20 years old

then when the islamic revolution happened in 1979. and he worked through the system as a judge, as a trusted judge until he became the chiefjustice head of thejustice department recently in the last three years and now he is the president and some even say he had a chance to be the next supreme leader. ebrahim the current supreme leader. ebrahim the current supreme leader trust him very much. they are kind of the same, notjust even theirfacial kind of the same, notjust even their facial features, kind of the same, notjust even theirfacialfeatures, and kind of the same, notjust even their facial features, and all ideologies of islamism that they believe the foreign policy that believe the foreign policy that believe in the role for the islamic republic that they believe the country should have is identical. that is one of the main reasons that he became who he is today. the international— he became who he is today. the international community is going to be looking at possible

renegotiations of the iran nuclear deal. we are hearing snippets that parties involved in negotiating that will meet on sunday, so how will he handle this coachella very important part of his job and i handle this coachella very important part of hisjob and i can handle this coachella very important part of his job and i can say this is the very first key test.- part of his job and i can say this is the very first key test. when he takes the office _ is the very first key test. when he takes the office next _ is the very first key test. when he takes the office next two - is the very first key test. when he takes the office next two months. is the very first key test. when he i takes the office next two months. he is from part of the islamic republic that they are anti—us and the whole conservatives, they criticise the current administration for the negotiation. they criticised a deal in itself, but because of the economy and issue and the sanctions that a huge obstacle for them and all of the promises he made during the campaign, he has almost no choice to continue the same negotiation with the powers as you mentioned next week and that will be the six round of this nuclear

negotiations. this challenge will be his supporters, those ultraconservatives that have been against the current ministration for so many years and when they see him in a compromise maybe against the western countries, they will criticise him as well and he needs to somehow handle them. pop—up vaccination centres and walk—in clinics are opening in england this weekend, in a major push to offer coronavirus jabs to all remaining adults. it comes as surge testing is being rolled out in areas of south london and cumbria because of a rise in the number of cases. here's our health correspondent, katharine da costa. chelsea football stadium is used to hosting large crowds. now a pop—up vaccination centre. people packed in, ready to roll up their sleeves.

for the first time, those aged 18—20 were eligible. for many, their turn couldn't come soon enough. my entire family is vaccinated so it is nice to finallyjoin them, and feel quite safe, be able to see my grandparents and not feel i will potentially infect them. i'm really happy, i feel a lot safer and better. | elsewhere in the capital, london's olympic park welcomed 10,000 of those who had booked as well as those who turned up on the day. i think it's a fantastic effort by the nhs working with all our organisations. this is about getting all our residents vaccinated, so pop—up campaigns like this are crucial tojust get more people vaccinated. a bumper weekend here, too, at manchester royal infirmary. more than 30 walking sites are being set up across the north west. it's the region with the highest rates of infection is in the country. first jabs won't stop a third wave overnight.

it takes a few weeks to build immunity, but it's hoped the extra push to offer second shots which provide much better protection should avoid overwhelming the nhs. i suppose at the moment i'm cautiously hopeful that, whilst we probably will expect some sort of wave of hospital admissions over the next few weeks, it won't be the same scale we saw back in january. everyjab in every arm brings us closer to the so—called freedom day. hundreds of thousands of people across the country are expected to turn out for another super saturday. katharine da costa, bbc news. new york has lifted many of its coronavirus restrictions, but there's controversy because some public events are only open to those who've been inoculated with certain makes of vaccine. people attending recordings of tv shows such as saturday night live and the tonight show, for example, are required to have had a us approved vaccine,

which doesn't include astrazeneca. so is this a new kind of vaccine nationalism? professor laurence gostin, director of the who centre on public health & human rights. this hit the headlines when the bruce springsteen on broadway show initially decided to not allow those vaccinated with astrazeneca to attend and then had a changed his mind but it does broaden the question to whether we are sending a preference of which vaccines people are getting. preference of which vaccines people are cuettin. , , are getting. yes. the truth is, it is aood are getting. yes. the truth is, it is good news. — are getting. yes. the truth is, it is good news, bad _ are getting. yes. the truth is, it is good news, bad news - are getting. yes. the truth is, it i is good news, bad news scenario. are getting. yes. the truth is, it - is good news, bad news scenario. the good news is that i think that i'm requiring proof of vaccination and which hasn't really taken off much in the united states, and makes these concerts and being used so much more safe. but the bad news is that you have to ensure that any

good vaccine qualifies. and the astrazeneca vaccine is a remarkably good vaccine. an approaching 80% effectiveness in nearly 100% against really serious disease. and also it is actually the most used vaccine in the world by far, used in 178 countries. so places like broadway are quintessentially international venues and to exclude people from the uk, the european union or canada, and makes no sense. there is no good scientific reason for it at all. it no good scientific reason for it at all. , ., , ., no good scientific reason for it at all. , ., , _ all. it is not been approved by the american agency. _ all. it is not been approved by the american agency, the _ all. it is not been approved by the american agency, the fda. - all. it is not been approved by the| american agency, the fda. where all. it is not been approved by the - american agency, the fda. where are we with the new come to accidentally cut in terms of its progression through that pathway coachella it is unclear whether and when astrazeneca will get us fda approval.—

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approved by stringent regulatory authorities and their present authorisation from the world health organization it literally makes no sense to exclude a large swathe of the well apartment population. always good to get your expertise, professor and your calm response. —— in the world's population. thank you. let's take a look at some of the other stories making the news. japan is cancelling plans to open six live viewing areas in tokyo, where spectators could have watched the olympics next month. the venues, three of them in parks, will now be used as vaccination centres. japan has yet to decide whether to allow spectators into stadiums. robert schuman, the late french politician who played a central role in the founding of the european union, has been declared venerable by pope francis, putting him on the path to sainthood. mr schuman served as prime minister of france after the second world war. the roman catholic church praised his dedication to seeking

reconciliation with germany. thousands of people have been taking part in a gay pride rally in warsaw, despite a backlash against lgbt rights in poland, where same—sex marriage is illegal and the current government backs conservative catholic teaching. adam easton has more from warsaw. thousands of people on the streets of warsaw became a sea of colour, many people draped in the rainbow flag, and it was pretty noisy, too, because there was a loud pop music playing in a truck as well. so, this is, as you mentioned, all taking place at the time of a backlash against lgbt rights, and the organisers were saying that basically, we want to quality. basically, we want equality. as you mentioned, in poland, same—sex relationships are not

legally recognised. often same—sex couples are unable to, or at least have major problems seeing their partners in hospital if either of them should fall ill. one of the organisers of today's parades said today is the only day where he feels safe enough to walk in the streets of warsaw holding his partner's hand. the headlines on bbc news... the hardline shia cleric, ebrahim raisi, will be the next president of iran — following a tightly controlled election in which reformists were barred from standing. a major push to offer coronavirus jabs to every adult in england is gathering speed, with queues forming outside pop—up vaccination centres. it comes as scientists repeat their warnings that a third wave of infections is underway: sport and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre, here's chetan.

think we have some details about the spraying and pulling game. we have. it is all happening in that game at the moment. the last of the second round of group games. the last of the second round of group games is taking place at football's european championship. spain and poland are both looking for theirfirst wins. the spaniards took the lead through alvaro morata midway through the first half. a win would put them joint top of group e. but robert lewandowski has just equalised forn poland to make it one—all. the so called group of death saw the world champions france come from behind to get a point against hungary in budapest. and then defending champions portugal were beaten 11—2 in munich by germany in the game

of the tournament so far. it makes things so dramatic and unpredictable going into the final games in this group on wednesday. the pick of which will take place right behind me here in budapest. france against portugal because particle will be arriving back here in budapest tomorrow, knowing that suddenly they had a team and the pressure. they are third in the group in germany as you safe, they have shown everybody that you cannot write them off a major tournament despite that first defeat in their opening match against france when they were a bit low average really. what a comeback and one character. they thoroughly deserve a today against portugal. some really good football at times. france are the top of the group. germany second. portugal third in the group on three points. hungary still not out of it. they have one point as well. and for some drama on wednesday night. portugal took the lead today. commentator: they were outclassed there after. how worried should they be? i

outclassed there after. how worried should they be?— should they be? i think it is pretty wor in: should they be? i think it is pretty worrying actually. _ should they be? i think it is pretty worrying actually. i— should they be? i think it is pretty worrying actually. i was _ should they be? i think it is pretty worrying actually. i was at - should they be? i think it is pretty worrying actually. i was at their i worrying actually. i was at their first game here in budapest against hungary. it wasn't a great performance. they only got their first goal of the 3—0 win after 84 minutes what i thought then that maybe a notorious slow start, and tournaments, that went against hungary was the first time if i meditate and missed that when the opening match. ithought meditate and missed that when the opening match. i thought they would get even better. today to concede for goals is worrying we consider that five years ago at euro 2016 when they won the tournament was built on a strong defence, having said that they did have poor results going back to the tournament five years ago, i'm sure they can regroup, some brilliant characters in that team led by cristiano ronaldo, r ben dias and bernardo silva, they can regroup with some real questions for all the teams in group f to answer. they've also invulnerability after the first two games. —— they have all shown vulnerability. max verstappen will be hoping

to extend his formula one championship lead over lewis hamilton at sunday's french grand prix. he was a quarter of a second quicker than the world champion in qualifying earlier, claiming pole position: it is never easy of course, but very pleased with the result because this is naturally not been a great track for us. but to be here come i think everybody can be very proud of that achievement. now to cricket where india and new zealand got the delayed inaugural world test championship final under way on saturday in southampton. the first day was completely lost to the weather and the black caps won the toss and chose to field where india finished the day after delays due to bad light on 146 for three. virat kohli with an unbeaten 44 from 124 balls. while in saint lucia — day two of the second and final test is under way — south africa resumed on 218 for five and were dismissed for 298 in their first innings with quinton de kock making 96 against west indies as they look to take a clean sweep of the two test series. in response the hosts are 96—4. india frustrated england on the final day of their one off

women's test in bristol. the hosts looked set to be chasing a small target to win but they couldn't clean up the india tail and sneh rana's unbeaten 80 in an unbroken partnership of 104 with taniya batia saw the game declared a draw as time went against england. that's all the sport for now. it is still one all in the sprain game. thank you so much without a really busy day. —— in the spain game. juneteenth — which marks the end of slavery in the united states — is being celebrated as a federal holiday there for the first time today. concerts, rallies and gatherings have been planned around the country. joe biden signed the holiday into federal law on thursday, calling it one of the greatest honours of his presidency. joining me now from new york is annette gordon—reed — charles warren professor of american legal history at harvard university. joe biden signed the holiday into federal law on thursday,

you were there when president biden signed the holiday into federal law. i wonder if he had mixed feelings given that finally this national recognition, that it took such a long time to get here.- long time to get here. well, actually didn't _ long time to get here. well, actually didn't have - long time to get here. well, actually didn't have mixed . long time to get here. well, - actually didn't have mixed feelings. it was a wonderful day. it was very festive. everybody was happy. there were people from both sides of the aisle who were there supporting and making it a national holiday so it was all around good. whatever it took to get there, i don't want to dwell on that. it is here now. i'm very happy about it. fix, dwell on that. it is here now. i'm very happy about it.— very happy about it. a national recognition. _ very happy about it. a national recognition. just _ very happy about it. a national recognition. just tell _ very happy about it. a national recognition. just tell us, - very happy about it. a national recognition. just tell us, is - very happy about it. a national recognition. just tell us, is is l recognition. just tell us, is is that a celebration, how is it respectful to mark this event? what would you like to see going forward? some people call it a commemoration. rather than a celebration. but i think it is both. i have no doubt that and we know from the things they said that enslaved people on that day in that period where very

happy to know that legally they would not be treated as property and that they had were going to have the children kept and there was happiness there. even though they knew it would be a struggle. and it was a struggle. so people like commemoration so it doesn't sound like you just think everything was made ok on that day. but there is a space for recognising blackjoy. and i think we can do that safely. you have written _ i think we can do that safely. you have written so _ i think we can do that safely. you have written so much extensively about this. the author of on juneteenth when you talk about personal accounts. juneteenth when you talk about personalaccounts. how juneteenth when you talk about personal accounts. how important is it for this recognition for future generations? i it for this recognition for future generations?— generations? i think now it is exoanded- — generations? i think now it is expanded. it _ generations? i think now it is expanded. it was _ generations? i think now it is expanded. it was just - generations? i think now it is expanded. it was just when l generations? i think now it is expanded. it was just when i | generations? i think now it is - expanded. it was just when i was a kid black people celebrated it in texas and then a texas holiday, and now it is the entire country. it speaks volumes about its importance in a texas place with other important international holidays, and so now even more people can talk about the history and i think that is as a historian, that is a wonderful thing for the country.

thank you for talking to us. thank you for your time. the legendary indian athlete milkha singh, has died from covid—19. he was 91. popularly known as the flying sikh, because of how fast he ran, mr. singh had a remarkable life, from being a refugee after the partition of india to being an olympic sprinter. from mumbai, the bbc�*s india correspondent yogita limaye reports. with each run, milkha singh pushed a newborn india to dream bigger. his own journey rooted in his nation's tragedy. his family was killed in religious violence during the partition of british india in 1947. he escaped on a train, hiding in the women's compartment. a refugee, an orphan.

and in 1958, at the commonwealth games in cardiff, a sprinter — seen here as he stunned record holders. commentator: and milkha singh, milkha singh of india. _ translation: | could feell the closest runner was right behind me so i pushed as hard as i could. after that, the indian anthem played and 100,000 people in the uk stood up for it. "i was told i had made india shine in the world," milkha singh said a few years ago. he narrowly lost out on an olympic medal. that he even reached the games was an unimaginable feat at the time. he's inspired generations of athletes. indian icon anju bobby george is one of them. he was there in front of us like a real legend, a real motivating factor. you know, if he could hear you right now, what would you say to milkha? milkha ji, thank you very much

for giving us, showing us the path to success. and we, india, are really missing you and we respect and we salute all your victories. milkha singh was given state honours. india has lost so many to covid. today, a national hero. yogita limaye, bbc news, mumbai. police in germany are appealing for information after two valuable seventeenth century paintings were discovered dumped in a road—side skip near ohrenbach in central germany. art experts say the framed pieces are originals. one is a portrait of a boy by the dutch artist samuel van

hoogstraten, who studied under rembrandt in amsterdam. the second is a self portrait by the lesser—known italian painter pietro bellotti, who worked for important venetian families. no one has yet claimed the paintings. you are watching bbc news. nobody is claiming them... now it's time for a look at the weather with matt taylor. good evening. across england and wales, the weather has certainly taken a turn for the wetter. more rain to come for many through tonight. that rain has been pushing up from the bay of biscay during recent hours. this clump of cloud here continuing to work its way northwards before it sort of pushes out in towards the north sea later in the night. but there could be some heavy bursts of rain around kent, essex, suffolk, norfolk. could be some torrential downpours, some rumbles of thunder just offshore as well. elsewhere, some heavier downpours, but most of it will be light and patchy. scotland and northern ireland, one or two showers continue, though most of those we'll see this evening will fade away. some clearer skies here, but not as cold as last night. temperatures for most in double figures. it's here that we'll cross scotland and northern ireland.

best of the brightness before some showers arrive from the northwest later on. a cloudy start for england and wales, outbreaks of rain and drizzle around. heaviest bursts down these eastern coastal counties to begin with — that will fade away. a few showers through the bristol channel later, we think, brightening up towards the south coast and the channel islands. still some sunny spells, southern scotland, northern ireland, and eventually developing into northern england. but if the cross northern england towards the east where we're seeing the winds coming in off the chilly sea — 13—14 degrees, the highs. certainly will feel chillier, maybe 20 degrees, in any sunnier spells. into sunday evening and overnight, showers in scotland and northern ireland will drift a little bit further south. lots of cloud still towards the south, but turning wetter through the english channel and the channel islands, and as we go into the summer solstice, a bit of a chilly note where skies are clear, northern england, northern parts of scotland in particular. for the summer solstice, there's always high pressure trying to build in, but unlike last week, it's the north that's dragging in cooler air for the summer solstice, and this weather system is giving us a few headaches to just how far north it gets. certainly looks like it's going to be wet, areas bordering the english channel on monday. that could get a bit further

northwards into south wales, maybe the south midlands, parts of east anglia, but elsewhere, most will have a dry day. best of the sunshine in the west, cloudy and cold wind across eastern areas. it's only going to be around 13—15 degrees again along those eastern coasts, most places colder than normal. chilly night will then follow, and into tuesday, a lot more in the way of drier weather. it will be perhaps the brightest day most widely across the country with some good sunny spells, losing that easterly wind, so temperatures come up a little bit across eastern coasts. and then, through the rest of the week, it looks like we flip things over — scotland, northern ireland seeing a bit more rain for a time, drier for england and wales before all of us see wet weather by friday.

our made headlines. hardliner ebrahim raisi has won iran's presidential election. he secured 62% of the votes after reformists were mostly

barred from standing. mr raisi is iran's topjudge and holds ultra—conservative views. a major push to offer coronavirus jabs to every adult in england is gathering speed, with queues forming outside pop—up vaccination centres. it comes as scientists repeat their warnings that a third wave of infections is underway: wave of infections is under way. if it wasn't for the vaccine we would be seeing a rate that would be even better than —— bigger than the wave he had in winter. but the vaccine is doing the heavy lifting, that's what's doing as much is possible to protect us at the moment. the son of the private investigator daniel morgan, whose murder remains unsolved more than three decades later, says he does not accept the metropolitan police's apology for their handling of the case. more turmoil at the top in northern ireland — new first minister paul givan has been told he must resign as his party looks for another leader.